“Ever since Frank Mir beat Nogueira for the heavyweight title in 2008, ‘Minotauro’ has asked me for this rematch because he wants to prove that the first fight was a fluke,” UFC President Dana White stated. “On Sept. 25, he gets his wish, and I don’t think there’s any fighter more motivated than he is to even the score.

“As for Frank Mir, he wants to get back in the title picture, and if I know him, he was the first man to knock Nogueira out at UFC 92, and now he’ll want to be the first man to make him tap out.”

As MMAjunkie.com recently reported, Spike TV will not air a “UFC Prelims” broadcast prior to the night’s PPV-televised main card. Other fights expected for the main card but not officially announced include Evan Dunham vs. Sean Sherk and Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens.

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